Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26

[Buzz]

Kudos @Black-Square

[MiRexer]

HUGE update!! No idea how you got that much done in so little time.

[Black Square]

@ironlemon Good! You had me worried there for a moment, haha.

Thanks, guys! As I've said before, these updates can feel like a thankless task, so your thanks always go a long way towards assuaging that feeling. I saw someone on the official forums last week assume that I only work weekdays 9-5, which amused me greatly

Thank you all so much, and most of all, I hope you enjoy the update this week!

[stuart11n]

The sounds! OMG! I'm surprised I managed to start it without blowing the engine. Epic!

Fortunately it's different enough to my other favorites (all Beechcraft's - of course) that it won't tread on their toes!

Now... if I could get those sounds in the TBM...

[Sucktion]

Very beefy update. Noticed the differences very quickly.

[jmarkows]

@stuart11n said in Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26:

Now... if I could get those sounds in the TBM...

Nick can't keep avoiding us forever! There are dozens of us, dozens!

[Black Square]

@jmarkows said in Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26:

There are dozens of us, dozens!

Haha, there might not be many of you, but I think about you often! I actually had an idea about that this week, so there might finally be some progress in that direction.

[jmarkows]

@Black-Square said in Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26:

@jmarkows said in Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26:

There are dozens of us, dozens!

Haha, there might not be many of you, but I think about you often! I actually had an idea about that this week, so there might finally be some progress in that direction.

If you don't mind my asking, what's stopped it from being a reality already? You've had a working relationship with Boris since you moved away from using stock models and sounds, are you just keeping him that busy with the various upcoming irons in the fire?

I, personally, don't mind the current TBM sound pack (but I was also fine with the original Maddog sounds and can't carry a tune, so), but I do miss the noise dampening headphones you've spread throughout the fleet.

[Black Square]

@jmarkows said in Caravan Professional changelog - v1.1 released 30.03.26:

are you just keeping him that busy with the various upcoming irons in the fire?

You've hit the nail on the head. Boris and I have talked about it, and he knows that it's something I want to do eventually, but I also recognize that I would rather continue working with Boris than overwhelm him by trying to work on too many things at once.

[C525B]

Thanks to Nick and Boris for what is obviously very hard work over the last week. I really like the new adjustments to the sounds for beta, etc. But for one thing... there's a new "wvvvrrrrwvrrvvrrrrrw" prop buzz sound in the interior that...I absolutely HATE.

Sorry for being so emphatic, but it's a really grating and annoying sound that I DO NOT want to hear while cruising along. The turbine Bonanza has the same thing and, TBH...IT SUCKS. That sound was not there in Caravan 1.0, so I assume this was the result of user feedback?

I have endured two ~30 min flights IRL in the back of a Caravan (BFI-FHR with Kenmore, and HNL-JHM on Mokulele) without earplugs, so per my recollection, that's just not a sound you can hear. I remember mostly high-pitch sounds. Lots of wind noise--hissing--because the Caravan's unpressurized, but also another high frequency that I attributed to the internal sound of the engine. I could feel the vibration from the propeller in the airframe, and through my body... but there was never a "wrrrvrrwvrrr" drone in my ears. I really liked the V1.0 sounds, the beta/reverse stuff was really the only issue (FS2020).

FWIW, I just don't see the need to add the airplane's outside noises to the inside of the airplane when there are vents and things that are implemented in the sound system where a user could choose to incorporate those sounds on their own.

[DashMan]

@Black-Square From my IRL experience flying the C208, I feel like the in-flight prop/engine sound at both higher and lower power settings has lost a bit of its character since the update. On the ground, however, the audio is fantastic - really well done.

One other thing, particularly on appoach, when reducing power with the prop set full fine, the propeller should begin to “disc” slightly. This creates additional drag and produces that characteristic slapping / whooshing sound, as the blades at a finer pitch continue moving through the air at relatively high speed but with reduced engine power.

This effect was partially/faintly present in the initial release and can also be heard in real-world videos online.
Would it be possible to reintroduce or enhance this behaviour? It would add a significant amount of immersion.